A question of taste and protocol.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Eric,

NOW I get it. What you might want to do is carve the strap & buckle crest on the right side of LAMONT, and carve a crab apple tree on the left side. (For all of you non-Lamonts out there, the crab apple tree is the plant badge of Clan Lamont.)

This style of flag is technically called a gonfallon, and traces it's origins to pre-Roman times. Having looked at you website I am sure this is going to be spectacular when finished.

[Kilted Carver]

Thank you sir, I am going to try to put a extra good effort on this one.

[Chas]

Hi Eric,

As you know, The Rev. Fr. Peter Noel Lamont of that Ilk is the Chief of the Name and Arms of Lamont. He is also a parish priest in Marayong (a suburb of Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. If you were to carve the Clansman's Crest Badge on one end of the board and the Chief's Arms on the other and label the arms as "The Arms of the Chief of the Clan Lamont", I cannot see that anyone could object. There would be no difference from a depiction of the arms in an encyclopedia. Personally, I believe that for accuracy, the complete arms should be depicted and not just the shield:



The other alternative is to write to him and ask:

THE REV. FATHER PETER LAMONT OF THAT ILK
St.Andrew the Apostle Catholic Presbytery
40 Breakfast Road MARAYONG
NEW SOUTH WALES
2148

Regards

Chas

[macwilkin]

Eric,

NOW I get it. What you might want to do is carve the strap & buckle crest on the right side of LAMONT, and carve a crab apple tree on the left side. (For all of you non-Lamonts out there, the crab apple tree is the plant badge of Clan Lamont.)

This style of flag is technically called a gonfallon, and traces it's origins to pre-Roman times. Having looked at you website I am sure this is going to be spectacular when finished.

The Clan Lamont Society at one time offered an "alternate" badge for its members to wear besides the traditonal buckle & strap badge:



T.